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package org.apache.nifi.web;

/**
 * Represents a request to configure. The implementations execute method will
 * perform the configuration action. It will return type T which will be
 * encapsulated in a ConfigurationSnapshot.
 *
 * @param <T> type of request
 */
public interface ConfigurationRequest<T> {

    /**
     * Executes a configuration action and returns the updated resulting
     * configuration.
     *
     * @return The resulting configuration
     */
    ConfigurationResult<T> execute();
}
